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Florida Statute 832.09 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 832.09 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 832.09 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
832.09 Suspension of driver license after warrant or capias is issued in worthless check case.
(1) The court may order the suspension or revocation of the driver license of a person who is being prosecuted for passing a worthless check in violation of s. 832.05, who fails to appear before the court and against whom a warrant or capias for failure to appear is issued by the court if the person has previously been adjudicated guilty of a violation of s. 832.05.
(2) Within 5 working days after the court orders the suspension of a driver license pursuant to subsection (1), the clerk of the court in the county where the warrant or capias is issued shall notify the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles by the most efficient method available of the action of the court.
History.s. 1, ch. 98-223; s. 44, ch. 2014-216.

Cases Citing F.S. 832.09

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·FLA. DHSMV v. Critchfield, 842 So. 2d 782 (Fla. 2003).

Cited 15 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...ngle subject requirement of the Florida Constitution. The trial court granted Critchfield's motion for summary judgment on the basis of the single subject rule.... Chapter 98-223 contains 15 sections of which 13 are substantive.[n] Section 1 creates section 832.09, Florida Statutes to provide for suspension of a driver's license for failure to appear before the court in connection with prosecution for passing a worthless check....
...nting the check to the state attorney for prosecution and that the payee may recover reasonable collection fees. Section 3 creates section 322.251, Florida Statutes to provide for notice to a licensee whose driving privilege is suspended pursuant to section 832.09....
...r 322, Florida Statutes, entitled "Driver's Licenses." In its title, chapter 98-223 explains that one of its purposes is to provide for the suspension of drivers' licenses for those who pass worthless checks. Chapters 832 and 322 are related in that section 832.09 provides for suspension of drivers' licenses pursuant to section 322.251....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2008)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityPass (2006)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityFranklin (2004)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Dept. of High. Saf. & Motor Vehs. v. Critchfield, 805 So. 2d 1034 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 17, 2002 WL 10071

...ect requirement of the Florida Constitution. The trial court granted Critchfield's motion for summary judgment on the basis of the single subject rule. We affirm. Chapter 98-223 contains 15 sections of which 13 are substantive. [1] Section 1 creates section 832.09, Florida Statutes to provide for suspension of a driver's license for failure to appear before the court in connection with prosecution for passing a worthless check....
...enting the check to the state attorney for prosecution and that the payee may recover reasonable collection fees. Section 3 creates section 322.251, Florida Statues to provide for notice to a licensee whose driving privilege is suspended pursuant to section 832.09....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2008)
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AffirmedSawyer (2004)
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Cited as authorityCritchfield (2003)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Sawyer v. State, 819 So. 2d 966 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 1369624

...enses or operation of motor vehicles. Critchfield at 1038. Chapter 98-223, in its title, explains that one of its purposes is to provide for the suspension of drivers licenses for people who pass bad checks. Section 1 of Chapter 98-223, which became section 832.09, provides: *968 Suspension of driver license after warrant or capias is issued in worthless check case.— (1) Any person who is being prosecuted for passing a worthless check in violation of s....
...torney, which could result in a license suspension. Section 3 of Chapter 98-223, which became section 322.251, provides details as to notice and other matters involving the suspension of driver's licenses for passing worthless checks in violation of section 832.09....
...Although we can see how, by looking only at Chapter 98-223, the connection between collection of bad checks and driver's license suspension would not be apparent, they are related. As we noted earlier, Chapter 832, which criminalizes passing a bad check, provides in section 832.09 for the suspension of a driver's license under Chapter 322. Chapter 322, our driver's license statute, provides in section 322.251(7)(a)(1) that a driver's license revoked under section 832.09, for passing a bad check, can be reinstated if there has been payment of restitution, court costs, and fees....
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VacatedMcCormick (2002)
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AffirmedSnodgrass (2003)
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AffirmedMcCormick (2002)
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